Correspoindienk. [We ore alwiasO rrsiiy: to puOlihll correopolldesc on sitters of interrst, but do iout Iloliourelrvs resolnsibie for the opisiooserpreicel by otFr Corresporpoeitsi.-'.Ml.E' S4 COLONEL S.A600' APPLICATION FOR LARD AT :MORNINT''ON-.,p To THE EDIToR. Slit"-Will you please grant nie space for few words re the application to our Shire Conrcil by the Hon. Col. Sargood, to inrave portion of -the- Esplanade roPd dcriated and tl the ipublic reserve curtailed. I see froin your report of the council pro ceedingis that this iimitter is to lhe left to the consideration of councillors of the west riding. Cr.' Downward'; (the presidenlt) very courtceously andi plainly said that lhe founi (and very wisely and truly)i3 that onr ratepa-vers wouldld look 'with in eyi of jeolousy on iany attempt to curtail tile reserves: in the shire, ait very. just and coiion sensiie view of the matIter, and one it is to hie hoped he will not only continue to isold,l hut seccairriedout. The gallulantc...

To TrI Euro. , Sinm-Observing in 'your publicationu of 19th inst. at report of i meeting of rate payers called to 'consider.the drainage question, wherein the. chairman ;nd-Cr. Souter appear to have misled the meeting Ihy statements contrary, to the'fact, and considering that the actual facts should now be exposed, I heug that'you will insert in your next issite the following stitAenent regarding thed :S O, wvhidch it is nowi en deavoured to nmis-alpp!y. : '. -* V Early in last year I complained to the Railway Commissioners regarding a quan tity of,/water fibmt the railwity flooding ini~ ground, when after somel correspondence two officers of the department' called upon me, who, after a thorough examinition of the matter and surroundings agreed to recommeinlid thU departimnt to flaikl? a! drain frotim BWAchISt. to thi'ereek." I''fter-i wards thought proper to call upon the Engineer-in-Chief ini reference to it, who, after a private coilsultation with one of the officers referred to,...

L:i(E1' A. C! ul..t iiitch. ill bhagli;n' i I r ý.'t Mtbbr thia':!tUL, I~oai b:t~va~n th' ~l'nii. wd at.t ii tL fron:i : t h. Mhour .u tj C ':Iii·f loiii ·.. i t e i) I. i' c], 4 t Baxter,. Green, Griffin, Kemp, Patterson' Phillips, Reynolds, Sangwell. Emergen cies-Dean and C. Box. Thei Somierville players did not pnit in an appearance at Hastings on Saturday last as arranged, their absence being due, we presulne, to the soaked condition of the ground after the heavy and incessaint rain on Friday. It is fully expected, however, that the inatels will take place this (Satur day) afternoon, when the saune players as before iannounced will take part.

Phillip Island Shire Oouncil. Present-Cr. Hairbison (P'resident). Tul loch, West, Cl;arke, Hoddinot, Anderson and Daly. The mtinutes of tihe previons meeting and outwardl correspondence were reld. cOBREIoNDENDCE. Front Ljiids Departmieint, asking for it plitn of proposed ronld required through aillottient 212, Corinella. - o hie attended. to hyy the secretary, on the miotion of Cra. Clarke alnd Tulloch. Fromi PI'ublicHealthi Department, asking for further information relative to the appointmtent of Dr. Wilson, the health officer, to he attended to by the secretairy. From Public Works Department, .for warding voucher for 2nd nmoiety of sulr: sidy, £881 18s. 2d. From saue; notifying the appointment of Mr.G. P. Lush its Government auditor. "Front Goveiniitent 't itist, iskisiLti- for returns of populations of electoral dlis ricts.-To be attended to by the secre tary. From Arnall- and Jiackson, re Shire's directory. Fromt Mrs. McPherson, asking for set tlemtent for road through her prol...

"Parliamenet at this Time Assembiihled." Br AaxIEss." On Tiuesday last menmblers went to work kith a will evidently determined to make thle imost of the time at their disposal ieforo prorogation day.. Ministers were plied pretty liberally with questions, and some very satisfactory replies were elicited.. In reply to i question put by Mr Hall, Mr Gillies informed tihe House "that the Railway Commnissioners were considering thei question of. having the triucks which convey dairyproducre from country districts protected from the heat of thie sun before beingloaded." Thisisi a muatterof very reat concern to farmers and others engaged in dairying pursuits, and the adoption by the Cominssioners of al mealns to achieve suchl a result will be heartily welcomed. And the samne minister was interrogated about the running of Sunday trains to the Werribee, lbut was unmble to maake any promise thereon until the consent of the Governor-in-Council ihad been obtained. The House then proceeded with t...

Correspoindence.i" i nWe ore always r?a0ly0to lpblish eorresliondeee; ooi mutters of interest; but do not hold ourselves i responsible for thle'olniooto expressed by'olr Correspondents.-E. Eo.S.] ..TO THtE EmITon. SiR,-nAbout six ilonthus airo I dresi the attention of your Council to the disgracefiul state of a drailt in Goverhnient rolid, called Wedge-street, Icading fromi the railway station to the southern portion of Frank ston, which :is 'igreatly3 iused' by the inhabitants and visitors of thait part by night iand day to iind from the trains. I rrceived iino reply to ian?' coniiuliiniaitioi, iand nothing has been done to the forma tion of the street'in iluestion:. The huts of trees, holes and ditches are still there in ai dangerous state for tayonoe to fall over,. and into clini?lilir over cuttingS it is ih a disgrateful staite.t I 'i?oil qa in"oremind the president of the Shire to the necessity of forming this "',iad 'into'i passible condition before any accident occurs, and by...